Alison Garwood Jones

Street talk

Originally published in October 2011 in Blog, Uncategorized

I’ve often wondered the origin of street names in Toronto, especially when I have work to do. If you’re looking for a distraction too, here’s some trivia: Queen Street: Named after HRH Queen Victoria. Formerly called Lot Street. King Street: Another royal road, King Street was named after King George III, but has also at […]

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I write, you write, we all write

Originally published in February 2010 in Blog, Uncategorized

“What does your son do?” asked a friend of François Zola. “Nothing. He writes.” replied Zola, an engineer (mostly of bridges and dams) and father of the journalist and best-selling novelist, Emile Zola. This conversation took place in the late nineteenth century, long before there were phones or the internet, so it was still possible for […]

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The Internet Age heralds a shift in human nature

Originally published in February 2010 in Blog, Uncategorized

Facebook (est. 2004 in a stinky Harvard dorm) took almost five years to attract its first 150 million users, but only eight months to double that number, says The Economist in a Special Report on Social Networking. As a social platform initially designed to share tipsy pics and Saturday night plans, it’s becoming clear, and pretty fast, […]

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